Q: Is 42,020,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,020,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,020,120 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42020120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,050,503 2,101,006 4,202,012 5,252,515 8,404,024 10,505,030 21,010,060 and 42,020,120, with no remainder.

Since 42,020,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,020,120, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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